How to structure a C program effectively

Question

Let me first say that I\'ve got a fair amount of experience in both C and C++. However, I\'m starting a new project in C and I\'ve been working in object-oriented languages

Answer 1

This is quite a normal and sensible practice. But try not to expose the struct layout in header files, so that you have some flexibility in how it's implemented and manage your dependencies better.

See Opaque pointer for more details.